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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-14

Monday, July 13, 2026 · 6:16 PM PT · Vandenberg, California

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Times shown in PT. Status updates live from Launch Library 2.

Vandenberg Space Force Base

Vandenberg Space Force Base is on the central California coast near Lompoc, about 2.5 hours northwest of Los Angeles. It hosts polar-orbit launches — mostly SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink missions.

Upcoming launches

Times shown in local Pacific Time.

Monday, July 13, 2026

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-14

SpaceX

Go for Launch

Mon, Jul 13 · 6:16 PM PT

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer E

SpaceX

To Be Confirmed

Thu, Jul 16 · 1:22 PM PT

Tranche 1 Transport Layer E is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-39

SpaceX

Go for Launch

Sat, Jul 18 · 7:00 AM PT

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-51

SpaceX

Go for Launch

Thu, Jul 23 · 7:00 AM PT

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A

SpaceX

To Be Determined

Tue, Sep 29 · 5:00 PM PT (time may change)

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C

SpaceX

To Be Determined

Tue, Sep 29 · 5:00 PM PT (time may change)

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E

SpaceX

To Be Determined

Tue, Sep 29 · 5:00 PM PT (time may change)

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer E is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A

SpaceX

To Be Determined

Tue, Sep 29 · 5:00 PM PT (time may change)

Tranche 1 Transport Layer A is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance. This launch carries 21 satellites manufactured by Northrop Grumman.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer D

SpaceX

To Be Determined

Tue, Sep 29 · 5:00 PM PT (time may change)

Tranche 1 Transport Layer D is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer F

SpaceX

To Be Determined

Tue, Sep 29 · 5:00 PM PT (time may change)

Tranche 1 Transport Layer F is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.

Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 1

Firefly Aerospace

To Be Determined

Tue, Sep 29 · 5:00 PM PT (time may change)

First of at least four missions carrying 6 satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation, designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Firefly Alpha Block 2 | QuickSounder

Firefly Aerospace

To Be Determined

Tue, Sep 29 · 5:00 PM PT (time may change)

QuickSounder is the first satellite mission of the Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which aims to replace the current Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) series of polar orbit weather satellites. This pathfinder mission will demonstrate NOAA's ability to launch a small satellite within 3 years, flying a refurbished Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) instrument to polar orbit.

Planned — date not yet set

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer A

SpaceX

To Be Determined

Planned for Aug 30 — date not yet set

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Where to watch

Ocean Avenue / Surf Beach area, Lompoc

The go-to public viewing corridor west of Lompoc, a few miles from SLC-4E. Ocean Avenue (Highway 246) toward Surf Beach offers pullouts with pad views.

Harris Grade Road overlook

An elevated viewpoint north of Lompoc popular for night launches — bring layers, the marine fog is real.

Santa Barbara & Ventura coastline

For night launches you don’t need to be close: the ascent is visible along much of the Southern California coast, sometimes as far as San Diego.

Good to know

Vandenberg launches frequently scrub or shift by days — the fog and range schedule are fickle. Re-check the schedule the day of.

Night launches from Vandenberg regularly produce the famous "space jellyfish" plume visible across Southern California — worth stepping outside even if you’re 100+ miles away in LA.

Recent launches from Vandenberg

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-48

SpaceX

Launch in Flight

Fri, Jul 10 · 8:01 PM PT

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 17 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

SpaceX

Launch Successful

Tue, Jul 7 · 12:12 AM PT

Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-46

SpaceX

Launch Successful

Wed, Jul 1 · 7:58 PM PT

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-40

SpaceX

Launch Successful

Sun, Jun 28 · 9:09 AM PT

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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